With spring newly arriving many of us are ready to dust off our gardening gloves & start working the soil. Before you place your seed order please check that the beauties you are about to nurture in your garden aren’t invasive! Many invasive plants were originally introduced as garden flowers Read more
Representatives from CSISS attended the annual Invasive Species Council of BC’s Public Forum. Informed speakers delivered the latest on a variety of relevant invasive species issues across the province and we learned what is on the horizon in terms of provincial regulations, new invaders and best practices for invasive plant Read more
Now that fall is here and people are starting to put their gardens to bed it’s time to remind folks to responsibly dispose of all garden waste. While most vegetable and plant matter can be safely composted, noxious weeds and invasive plants must be dealt with differently. We recommend that Read more
Since its inception this spring, the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society has been hard at work documenting and taking action on invasive species in the region. Thanks to support from BC Hydro, the Columbia Basin Trust, the City of Revelstoke and Kozak’s Sawmills, visitors to the Greenbelt can now learn Read more
On October 1st, CSISS held it’s first AGM in Revelstoke, BC and wrapped up the last of three operational planning meetings that were held in Salmon Arm, Golden and Revelstoke. We were very fortunate to have great turnout and receive valuable input at all of our meetings. CSISS will be Read more
After a series of successful operational planning meetings in Salmon Arm and Golden we are looking forward to wrapping up this stage of operational planning consultation with a morning session in Revelstoke on October 1st, 2013. Our very first Annual General Meeting will be taking place that afternoon. We are Read more
This fall, the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS) will be hosting a series of operational planning meetings for each Invasive Plant Management Area (IPMA) within the Columbia Shuswap Region (see map below). The intention for the meetings is to facilitate a collaborative, cooperative approach to invasive plant management that Read more
Thanks to the help of the amazing volunteers that came out to help pull Himalayan orchid along the Greenbelt!
Lots of Canada Thistle, Spotted knapweed and Common burdock removed! Well done team!
